Greetings!
Welcome to the second August newsletter.
Some of the new articles of this edition are:
- The next Chapter Meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday 31 August;
- The upcoming Chapter Event speakers and an opportunity for you to speak at one of the following events;
- PMI Australia project manager awards were announced at PMOZ 2010 - Check out those nominated and the winners;
- A reminder to lock in some training before 2010 gets away from us hence the details of our training courses and some other PM events;
- The latest White Paper on Governance.
Enjoy the newsletter and remember to inform us about articles and/or PM events you would like us to include. Feedbacks are always welcome. Thanks for being part of the PMI Melbourne Chapter community. |
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Upcoming Chapter Events
Speaker - Chris Bragg,
Partner - Australia & Managing Director - Middle East TenStep
Chapter Meeting 28/9/2010
Speaker - David Evans
Calling those who would like to practice their presentation / public speaking skills...
- Are you interested in presenting at a PMI Melbourne Chapter monthly event?
- Perhaps you would like to recommend someone you know as a potential speaker.
We are always keen to speak to people interested in presenting at our monthly events. Presentations covering a wide range of topics would be considered, as long as the proposed topic has a general appeal to the wider project management community. For further information, or to discuss Speaker Opportunities, please email our speaker coordinator Trish Thomas eventschair@melbourne.pmi.org.au A reminder to PMP holders, by presenting at a Chapter event you could earn 5 PDU's. Refer to the PMI website for more information on maintaining your credential. |
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PMI Australia Professional Awards
 The PMI Australia Professional Awards were announced at PMOZ in Brisbane on 24 August. There were two awards: - Project Manager of the Year
- PMI Distinguished Contribution
Congratulations to all nominated and the winners of the awards.
Project Manager of the Year
There were seven nominees for the Award this year and according to the Judges the standard of nomination was very high. The nominees were:
- Michael D'Onofrio - Queensland WINNER
- Machaela Milburn - WA RUNNER UP
- Rina Brettel - Canberra RUNNER UP
- Col. Graham Durant-Law - Canberra
- David Stead - Sydney
- Peter Jackowski - Melbourne
- Sisa Rasaku - Queensland
PMI Distinguished Contribution
Two nominees:
- Julia Checchia - Sydney WINNER
- Bob Hartley - Queensland
Thanks
Thanks to the Sponsor - HATCH
Thanks also to the Judges including Manfred Riemer who represented the PMI Melbourne Chapter. |
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Upcoming Courses
The year is fast getting away from us. Lock in and secure some training now for 2010! The short courses offer a great opportunity to enhance your skills without taking a lot of time out of your schedule.
The PMI Melbourne Chapter offers a variety of courses based on the PMBOK© Guide to help people prepare for their PMI Credential examinations and to enhance their project management skills, knowledge and performance.
PMI Credential Courses:
Short Courses:
Short courses enable credential holder to add further PDUs against their certifications. Those courses are generally 1-2 day in duration and enable 7-14 PDUs to be claimed. Here are the details of the courses:
- 'How to' Develop an Effective Schedule: This workshop will introduce trainees to the concepts and processes involved in developing an effective project schedule, and using the schedule to help delivery successful project outcomes.
- Successful Project Sponsorship: The Sponsor or Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) is the individual responsible for ensuring that a project or programme of change meets its objectives and delivers the projected benefits. This workshop will provide executive project and program sponsors with a clear understanding of their central role, and critical responsibilities, in creating successful project and program outcomes for their
organisations.
- Project Performance Measurement: The Project Performance Measurement training is designed to show Project Managers and other project stakeholders how to practically implement project performance measurement using a standards based Earned Value approach.
- Project Risk Management: Designed for Project and Program Managers to enhance their risk management by combining the best of the PMBOK and AS/NZS 4360 - Risk Management. The course will focus on the full cycle of Risk Management, and in particular, Risk Monitoring and Control.
- 'How To' Develop a Communication Plan: This workshop will introduce trainees to the concepts and processes needed to develop an effective Communication Plan.
- Project Management Using MS-Project: As organisations throughout the world have rapidly moved into a project centric culture, the need for skill and consistency in project management has become an essential ingredient for project and organisational success. This course is designed to help project leaders to effectively implement a PMBOK based project management approach using the popular MS-Project scheduling tool.
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Business Analysis for Project Managers: The Business Analysis for Project Managers (BAPM) training is designed to formalize the Project Manager's knowledge and skills in business analysis. This course is based upon both the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
- Project Management for Business Analysts: As organisations throughout the world have rapidly moved into a project centric culture, the need for skill and consistency in project management has become an essential ingredient for project and organisational success. Business and Systems analysts play a significant part in the project lifecycle. However, in many cases, people performing these roles do not have the formal exposure and training in project management disciplines that the project delivery managers receive. This can result in significant project issues downstream including excessive changes to scope and inability to meet time and cost imperatives. This course is designed to develop the important project management skills required by Business and Systems analysts and facilitate seamless transition from business and systems analysis to project delivery.
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Upcoming Project Management Events
Date: 7-9 October 2010
Location: Darwin, Australia
Getting involved in the GAPPS working session allows you to become a part of a unique and prestigious community in the Project Management arena. You will be working together with some of Project Management's great minds including leading academics representatives of project management associations, and senior Project Management professionals from around the world. Your personal learning and development includes the option to work on the development of the latest GAPPS standards with professional standard writers, or mapping of various standards to the GAPPS standards.
Date: 10-13 October 2010
Location: Darwin, Australia
The Conference offers the opportunity for project managers and those working in the field of project management to up skill, knowledge share, and network. The three day program features a variety of national and international speakers and a social program allowing delegates, sponsors and exhibitors the opportunity to mix in both a professional and social environment. The Conference theme this year is
Project Management - Creating a Future. |
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The Melbourne Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) is part of an international not-for-profit professional organisation dedicated to the advancement of project management excellence through professionalism. With more than 500,000 members in over 170 countries, PMI is the leading membership association for the project management profession. PMI is recognized for the advocacy programs conducted with governments, organizations and industries around the world as they recognize and embrace project management to achieve business results. |
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Chapter Meeting
Tuesday 31 Aug
Subject:
SPMO (Strategic Project management Office) - Strategy and Portfolio Management
Speaker:
Chris Bragg
Venue:
Telstra Conference Room 1, Level 1,
242 Exhibition Street
Timing:
5.30 pm to 8.00 pm
5.30 pm refreshments for a 6.30 pm start
Cost:
PMI Melbourne Chapter Members
Free!
Guests & Other PMI Members
$35.00
Register Here
Members - If you login first and then register, you can see the event under your bookings.
Please tell us if you have registered but are now not coming! It saves expense for the Chapter (and you). |
Our Sponsors
 2011 Gold Sponsor PMI Melbourne Chapter thanks its sponsors |
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At the most basic level, projects undertake work to create value for the customer (or client) that commissioned the project. The purpose of this White Paper is to define a regime for the use of the various terms applicable in this
area.
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Project Management Bookshelf
Did you know that you can earn PDUs from reading a relevant Project Management book?
Two websites with some great Project Management books:
Both on-line bookstores also have a range of books on leadership, management and coaching. Some recently popular titles:
- PgMP®: Program Management Professional Exam Study Guide
- The Complete Project Management Methodology and Toolkit
- Managing the Gray Areas: Essential Insights for Leading People, Projects & Organizations
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Chapter Meeting 31/8/2010 
Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards 
Australian Institute of Project Management
